- 1. Brooke Poelstra St. Gianni Health Academy
2. My Future Plans
- I plan on attending the University of Kansas State and majoring
in Biology and going Pre Med.
- For my future career I plan to become an OB/GYN
3. Resume Cover Letter
- 2306 Glenn Hills Drive, Derby, Kansas, 67037
- 316-210-0271[email_address]
- Subject:Physical Therapist
- As a student, studying in the Wichita area, I am seeking to
excel in my future career position, starting with a level entry job
title. I am wishing to obtain the level entry job of a physical
therapist in the impatient acute care.I am attempting to surround
myself in the health care environment, in which I can grow
intellectually. The desire of my experience includes supporting
patients with desire to heal, allow future improvement of
illnesses, and become more experienced in the PT field.
- I am a strong worker with a will to work. I was in the St.
Gianni Catholic Health Academy in High School which allowed for me
to experience the hospital of Via Christi in a more, observant and
hands-on, way. The health academy allowed for me to go on certain
rotations and follow PTs along with RNs, and doctors. Being a
senior in high school the health academy has driven me to further a
career in health care. Throughout my experiences I feel that a PT
has the most hands-on learning in a level entry job title. I have
done much volunteer work throughout my time in high school, such
as, Race for the Cure, Rainbows United, Lords Dinner, and Catholic
Charities.
- Given the strength of my ability to multi task, my will to work
and my determination to further my career in the health care field,
I feel that I have the requirements to obtain the level entry job
of a PT at your facility. I wish to soon speak with you and set up
an interview to allow for the work with you. I thrive on challenges
and strive to spend time on the effort it takes to succeed. Thank
you for your time and dedication and I am looking forward to
meeting with you!
4. Reference Page
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- Program Director, Curriculum Coordinator
5. Career List
- Six careers that I am interested in are as followed
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- OB/GYN- (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
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- A doctor who specializes with diseases and the routine physical
care of the female reproductive system. These doctors receive
special training so they can help assist women with pregnancy,
delivery, or postnatal care.
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- Also called a corner who officially investigates crime scene
and any death that is not caused by natural causes.
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- A therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and
other physical treatments of the disorder.
6. Career List Continued..
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- Plastic Surgeon Also referred to a cosmetic surgeon who
beautifies the body.
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- Respiratory Therapist A person who treats disease in the
breathing care, (mostly found in intensive care units).
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- Pediatrician A childs physician who provides care and
treatment.
7. Summary of Orientation Week
- In the first week of entering the Health Academy we basically
came into the classroom and got a familiar feel for our new
classmates and Mrs. Clarke-Hang. We learned how the program worked
and we received tours of the hospital. The first week was very
interesting! We also had many speakers who came in and talked to us
about HIPA laws and security. We learned a lot and soon started our
rotations.
8. Blog One
- During my third week of my rotations I was in the OR. On the
first day I was allowed to watch a hysterectomy. The hysterectomy
was very intersting and informal. I got to observe how the Da
Vinci, (robot), worked and how well it preformed with the doctor
and nurses in the surgery unit. I learned that in the unit the
doctors and nurses were very calm and open for discussion while in
surgery. There was music playing in the surgery room and one of the
nurses was knitting while two of the other nurses were playing,
"rock, paper, siccors.." The surgery room itself was very cold and
clean. When you are in OR you must change into the scrubs that they
provide for you...i really liked the scrubs. My second day of
rotation was rather boring. There was no surgeries going on for the
day so I was sent home at 1240. Anyways I had a very could time in
the OR and I learned a lot. The OR is a very good and informing
unit :)- Brooke Poelstra
9. Blog Two
- This week I was in Labor and Delivery :) The first day of my
rotation I saw two c-sections within the first hour! It was very
intense and fun to watch. During my rotation I was very interested
in becoming an OBYGN. I had alot of questions answered in my
rotation, although, i would not like to be a nurse in the labor and
delivery unit. The nurses were actually kind of mean to the
patients and they gossiped a lot about each other. But overall I
had a good time in the Labor and Delivery unit.
10. Blog Three
- This week I was in the MICU unit at SJC. The first day was
really interesting and fun to be at. The unit was very helpful and
extremely nice. On the first day I was with many different nurses.
The patients were very sick and we went from room to room checking
up on the patients and the nurses explained to me their conditions
and their types of illnesses along with their diseases. The first
day I got to see an EDG which is when they stick a scope down the
tracheae tube to examine the inside. One the second day I went to
the cathlab and there I was allowed to watch as they inserted a
balloon through one of the main arteries to inflate it...which in
returned allow for a proper air flow. The doctors and heart cathlab
technicians were very helpful and good at explaining everything.
For the rest of the second day I went back to the MICU and talked
with everyone in the unit and check up on the patients again. One
of the patients was in a coma and it was very interesting to have
the nurses walk me through all of the clues that her body was
showing. They could tell that she could possible have brain damage
because when they shined the light in her eye her pupils did not
change which lead the explanation of her possibly begin brain dead.
That was all that I did in my unit and it was very interesting and
fun!
11. Blog Four
- This week i was in the rehab services. I followed a speech
therapist and we just basically walked around the hospital to
different units. It was interesting and kind of a very busy day. I
would not like to be in rehab serivces because a lot of the work
that they do kinda seemed pointless to me...sorry if that offends
anyone. But most of the time the lady i followed couldn't do her
job because many of the patients were sleeping or the orders
weren't ordered right for her to work or see the patients.
12. Blog Five
- This week my rotation was in 5west at SJC. It was a lot like
general surgery in many ways. On my first day of rotations I
followed a RN and I observed how she handled and worked with her
patients. The 5west floor was very busy and there was usally only
about three RN's working. The floor was mainly about heart caths
and stability of rehab after surgery. On the second day I spent
most of my time with a CNA and working up at the front desk
charting orders, (it was rather boring). Although I learned a lot
in how the meds work and how the doctors chart orders for the
nurses. That was all I learned.
13. Formal Thank You Number One
- ATTN: St. Joseph Hospital
- I am writing to you to thank you for allowing me to follow you
in your unit.The lecture you provided for us over the respiratory
health. It was very interesting and helpful to practice on the
dummies that you provided for us. You made the respiratory health
care seem very interesting and a fun job to obtain. I once again,
would like to thank you for the time you sent for working with
us.
- You did a wonderful job of informing us about the respiratory
program held at Newman University. Thank you for clarifying the
rules and requirements needed to gain a degree for being an RT,
(respiratory tech). Thank you for being so understanding when
working with us in the dummies and for taking your time to help us
get it right.
- In conclusion, I would like to thank you for the time you spent
with us in the health academy. You were a lot of help and helped me
understand the respiratory program better. May God bless,
always!
14. Formal Thank You Number Two
- I am writing to you to thank you for the lecture you provided
for us over the respiratory health. It was very interesting and
helpful to practice on the dummies that you provided for us. You
made the respiratory health care seem very interesting and a fun
job to obtain. I once again, would like to thank you for the time
you sent for working with us.
- You did a wonderful job of informing us about the respiratory
program held at Newman University. Thank you for clarifying the
rules and requirements needed to gain a degree for being an RT,
(respiratory tech). Thank you for being so understanding when
working with us in the dummies and for taking your time to help us
get it right.
- In conclusion, I would like to thank you for the time you spent
with us in the health academy. You were a lot of help and helped me
understand the respiratory program better. May God bless,
always!
15. Formal Thank You Number Three
- I am writing to you to thank you for the lecture you provided
for us over the respiratory health. It was very interesting and
helpful to practice on the dummies that you provided for us. You
made the respiratory health care seem very interesting and a fun
job to obtain. I once again, would like to thank you for the time
you sent for working with us.
- You did a wonderful job of informing us about the respiratory
program held at Newman University. Thank you for clarifying the
rules and requirements needed to gain a degree for being an RT,
(respiratory tech). Thank you for being so understanding when
working with us in the dummies and for taking your time to help us
get it right.
- In conclusion, I would like to thank you for the time you spent
with us in the health academy. You were a lot of help and helped me
understand the respiratory program better. May God bless,
always!
16. Formal Thank You Number Four
- I am writing to you to thank you for allowing me to follow you
in your unit. It was very interesting and helpful! The lecture you
provided for us over the respiratory health. It was very
interesting and helpful to practice on the dummies that you
provided for us. You made the respiratory health care seem very
interesting and a fun job to obtain. I once again, would like to
thank you for the time you sent for working with us.
- You did a wonderful job of informing us about the respiratory
program held at Newman University. Thank you for clarifying the
rules and requirements needed to gain a degree for being an RT,
(respiratory tech). Thank you for being so understanding when
working with us in the dummies and for taking your time to help us
get it right.
- In conclusion, I would like to thank you for the time you spent
with us in the health academy. You were a lot of help and helped me
understand the respiratory program better. May God bless,
always!
17. Formal Thank You Number Five
- I am writing to you to thank you for the lecture you provided
for us over the respiratory health. It was very interesting and
helpful to practice on the dummies that you provided for us. You
made the respiratory health care seem very interesting and a fun
job to obtain. I once again, would like to thank you for the time
you sent for working with us.
- You did a wonderful job of informing us about the respiratory
program held at Newman University. Thank you for clarifying the
rules and requirements needed to gain a degree for being an RT,
(respiratory tech). Thank you for being so understanding when
working with us in the dummies and for taking your time to help us
get it right.
- In conclusion, I would like to thank you for the time you spent
with us in the health academy. You were a lot of help and helped me
understand the respiratory program better. May God bless,
always!
18. Zoo Lecture
- This week, we had the opportunity to visit the zoo. We listened
to the vet talk to us about the different sounds of the hearts from
the animals. He informed us about the ways the animals can function
and different forms of the hearts in mammals and reptiles. I
personally liked listening to the vet and listening to the
different forms of the heart beats, but, I would never want to
become a vet. We also were allowed to listen to the heart beat of a
horse, a goat, and a chicken. The chicken didn't have any feathers
in it because during the mating season, the rooster usually plucked
the feathers out of the hens and that was the answer to the missing
feathers. Attending the zoo was a really good and fun experience!
I'm glad thatI had the opportunity to participate in it.
19. Psychology Lecture
- Last Friday Carissa Coleman came and talked to us about
Psychology. She was very informing and welcoming about the
psychology career. Carissa told us a lot about her experiences and
gave us a lot of advice on med school and the psychology program.
During her lecture, I learned that med school is very competitive
and hard to get into. I also learned that in order to fully have ur
PH.D you must complete a research program.
- Psychology seems to be like a very interesting program but I
don't think that it's something I would enjoy to to do for the rest
of my life. I did learn a lot from her lecture though. There are
many different types of psychology that one could go into, such as,
clinical psychology. Clinical psychology is what we are most
familiar with when we think of psychologist. A clinical
psychologist works with patients in a more hands on enviroment.
Other types of psychologist are some such as, criminal, child,
work, and other types of specialist in the psychologist field.
- In conclusion, I learned a lot from Carissa's lecture and she
was very informing about her studies in the psychology program.
Psychology seems to be a very interesting program and a wide field
of study. Psychology is something that is very fun and cool!
20. Nursing Lecture
- At Newman we gained a lot of information from the instructor
that lectured us about the Nursing program. Nursing is a very broad
career for anyone who chooses to be in the medical field. There are
many different options that you can choose to work in, in the
nursing program. Bernadette Fetterolf was the lady who spoke with
us about the topic of nursing.
- Bernadette was very helpful in helping us learn about the
function and understanding of nursing. Nurses can come to work in
any unit in the hospital. Going through the program of nursing
requires many different courses that you are needed to take.
Through your schooling you can gain many different titles needed to
gain the type of title that you wish to gain. For example, you can
be attending a school and going through your schooling and be an RN
getting a BSN or an RN with a BSN. Each title has different
requirements and they have different titles which allow for them to
participate in many different things.
- In conclusion, the information we gained from Bernadette
Fetterolf was very informative and helpful. She showed us a clearer
way of understanding the nursing program and seemed to help us in
breaking down the understanding of the topic and requirements of
nursing school.
21. Radiology Lecture
- This week we went and listened to a lecture given to us by Ron
Shipley. He informed us about the Radiology program held at Newman
University and showed us many different forms of pictures.
Radiology seems like a very interesting and fun career, but I'm not
for sure that it would be my career. I liked to look at pictures
and notice the different types of problems that came up through the
pictures. Mr. Shipley was very helpful in describing the pictures
and he talked to us about how the body handles radiation. He also
talked to us about the different forms of the radiation machines.
Overall, I learned a lot from Mr. Shipley and he helped me
understand the pictures of radiology in a better view.
22. Standard Thank You Number One 23. Standard Thank You Number
Two 24. Standard Thank You Number Three 25. Standard Thank You
Number Four 26. Standard Thank You Number Five 27. Mentor Form Week
Four 28. Mentor Form Week Eleven 29. Mentor Form Week Ten 30.
Mentor Form Week Twelve 31. Mentor Form Week Nine 32. Hand washing
Summary
- We went to many different schools were we worked with the
school children and taught them the importance of hand washing
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- We sang songs, preformed activities, and connected a very
strong relationship with the children
33. My Memory Page.. 34. What I gained
- Being in the Health Academy allowed for me to officially gain
an insight into the medical world
- I gain many life long friendships which enable me to succeed in
life
- Hands On, experiences with patients
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- Sponge baths, lifting beds, and more
- Memories that will last me a life time